The Last Drop (2006) 4.7
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold. Director:Colin Teague |
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The Last Drop (2006) 4.7
Different factions in WWII-era Holland race to find a stash of Nazi gold. Director:Colin Teague |
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| Laurence Fox | ... |
SS Maj. Klaus Kessler
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| Louis Dempsey | ... |
Snyder
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| Lucy Gaskell | ... |
Benitta
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Coral Beed | ... |
Saskia
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| Andrew Howard | ... |
Capt. Edward Banks
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Jack Dee | ... |
Warren
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| Neil Newbon | ... |
Cpl. Rhys Powell
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| Nick Moran | ... |
Pvt. Alan Ives
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| Rafe Spall | ... |
Pvt. David Wellings
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| Tommy Flanagan | ... | ||
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| Billy Zane | ... |
Flt. Lt. Robert Oates
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| Neil Jackson | ... |
Flt. Sgt. Simkins
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| Steve Speirs | ... |
Gustav Hansfeldt
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| Agathe de La Boulaye | ... |
Katrina
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In a daring attempt to end the war by Christmas, Winston Churchill and the British High Command hatch an extraordinary plan - Operation Market Garden. 35,000 British troops are dropped behind enemy lines in German occupied Holland. In the midst of the largest airborne invasion in history, one small unit of men, codename "Matchbox" has it's own agenda. When Matchbox are shot down short of their landing zone, the odds of their success seem hopeless. Seven very different British soldiers find themselves separated from the Allied invasion, on a collision course with three renegade German soldiers who also want to lay claim to the horde. Written by RS
Having watched "The Last Drop" a couple of times now I thought a few comments were warranted. All necessary aspects to make up a good story seems to have been catered for in this film and this combined with good chemistry from the actors and actresses make this into a superior film. Whilst some individual performances do come to mind, the British Soldier who fancied himself as Cary Grant comes to mind, overall it was a good performance by the crew.Possibly it may be an idea to focus on the German Soldiers for a possible follow up movie, I feel there are many stories that could be told here. I was impressed by the rural setting, if this was Romania then it seems an ideal place to make this category of movie, the windmill was a added touch and it really did feel like Holland. It was a relief to see some attention had been paid to making the uniforms and other props as realistic to that period as possible. Being a model aircraft enthusiast it was a nice touch to see the Computer Graphics showing the action in the air. Blending the black and white footage into color was an adventurous move which added the feel of going back in time. Thankfully the blood and gore aspects of a war movie were not dwelled upon, I reals this is what happens in a war but is it necessary to dwell on this for what is after all entertainment. So I would consider this to be a well thought out and produced film and will be adding this to my War movie collection.